Ahora sabemos que los labios podrían haber cubierto los dientes en reposo y protegido la mandíbula durante la masticación

The most distinctive feature of the ankylosaur was its tail

typical of predatory theropods

Its small size may have allowed it to exploit different ecological niches than its larger relatives

flattened skeleton preserved with patches of soft tissue

Phiomia serridens Scale:1:20 Ahora sabemos que los labiosPhiomia serridens was a primitive proboscidean from the Late Oligocene, which lived approximately 3730 million years ago in North Africa, especially in what is now Egypt. It represents an intermediate evolutionary phase in the early radiation of elephantiforms, showing a combination of archaic traits and characteristics that anticipate the morphology of modern elephants. It was a medium sized animal, with a body length of approximately 2. 53 meters